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Certified Safety and Health Manager™ (CSHM™)
IHMM’s Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHM™) credential recognizes environmental, health and safety managers who have a mastery of OSHA regulations and industry standards as well as exceptional management skills. The holder of this credential manages for worker and workplace safety. As a health and safety manager, you are focused on the safety of your employees and workplace. Now you can be recognized for your commitment with a CSHM™ credential.
IHMM Credential Recognition
Below you will see the credential badges that are now in each CHMM, CHMP, CDGT, CDGP, AHMM, Student CHMM, CSHM, CSMP, CSSM, ASHM and Student ASHM certificant’s MYIHMM account. Every IHMM certificant may use these badges, linked as those below are to their IHMM credential page, for their email signatures, business cards, and other social media applications. You’re justifiably proud of the accomplishment of having earned your credential and you can show the rest of the world. Simply right-click on the badge of choice, then save as to your computer, and then load it to wherever you want to use it, and please link that back to https://ihmm.org/.
Hazardous Materials / Dangerous Goods Transportation Credentials
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
Certified Hazardous Materials Practitioner
Certified Dangerous Goods Professional
Associate Hazardous Materials Manager
Certified Dangerous Goods Trainer
Student Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
EHS / Workplace Safety Credentials
Certified Safety & Health Manager
Certified Safety Management Practitioner
Associate Safety & Health Manager
Student Associate Safety & Health Manager
Certified School Safety Manager
Microcredentials
Certified Pandemic Preparedness Specialist
IHMM Certificant Recognition
Throughout our certificant’s MYIHMM accounts are placed 10 Year, 20 Year, and 30 Year badges signifying their longevity as an IHMM certified professional.
With a link from your credential badge to the IHMM website [see above] you can not only stand out as an IHMM-certified professional, you can also promote IHMM credentials to others. Right-click on the badge of choice, save as to your computer, then load it to whatever medium you choose.
IHMM has Distinguished Diplomates and Fellows of the Institute badges to the appropriate people in the MYIHMM database. These two badges are accompanied by lapel pins sent to each of those distinguished by holding these designations.
IHMM is in all 50 of the United States and in 85 countries around the World.
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IHMM RECENT NEWS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/DANGEROUS GOODS
California Seeks to Regulate Employer Use of AI
EPA takes action against three New England companies for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act violations | US EPA
EPA, HUD and HHS announce interagency commitments to more robust collaboration on addressing risks of exposures to lead | US EPA
EPA orders actions against Los Angeles landfill
America is replacing its pipes: Is ductile iron pipe a good alternative for plastic?
Photosynthetic Mechanism of Purple Sulfur Bacterium Adapted to Low-Calcium Environments
Mercury Levels in Tuna Remain Nearly Unchanged Since 1971
Toxic Elements Found in Stranded Whales, Dolphins Over 15 Years
Measuring Neutrons to Reduce Nuclear Waste
Clarifying the Scope of “Applicable Requirements” Under State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program
EPA expands its water technical assistance program to help more communities access historic federal infrastructure funding
EPA Region 8 requests applications for pollution prevention source reduction projects
Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — March 2024
Petitions Filed to Add Caprolactam and Nylon 6 to List of Chemical Substances Subject to Superfund Excise Tax
Chamber of Commerce Sues California Over Climate Disclosure Rules
The NIOSH Hazardous Drugs List Gap Remains a Safety Issue in 2024
PHMSA opens US$ 18 million funding opportunities for pipeline and safety activities
PHMSA FAQ’s: Incident Reporting | Help Center | ICC
EHS/WORKPLACE SAFETY
The role of data in construction
Construction fire safety at ‘major crossroads,’ industry expert says
EV battery plant construction booms even as automakers hit the brakes
Buy America rollout causes confusion and delays: trade groups
Appeals court resets independent contractor fight as new rule looms
OSHA issues a ‘hazard huddle’ challenge
Prevent on-the-job backover deaths
Researchers find link between disabling work injuries, other health problems
New video spotlights robotics safety in the workplace
Improving Roofer Safety in 2024
OSHA Fines Massachusetts Contractor $306,229 for Fall Hazard Violations
OSHA Will Host Week of Events Leading Up to Workers Memorial Day 2024
Chemical Safety and Hazard Communication Standards for Pharmaceuticals
National Ladder Safety Month is coming!
10 predictions for EHS technology in 2024
Upcoming Law School Safety and Response Event — Virginia Law Weekly
Steel Fabricator Wins Appeal in OSHA Lock-out/Tag-out Violations
Safety Leadership: Five principles for creating a risk-based decision-making culture
CT health care worker safety reform needed due to ‘epidemic’ violence
Inside IHMM
IHMM Enters Its 40th Year
On December 3, 1984 the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management was created with the Certified Hazardous Materials Manager® [CHMM®] credential. John H. Frick, Harold M. Gordon, John J. McCambridge, and Richard A. Young created what would become an Institute that offers 11 professional credentials across Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods and EHS Work Place Safety communities of practice in all 50 of the United States and 85 other countries.
IHMM thanks its hundreds of volunteer leaders, thousands of certificants and companies who support IHMM through strengthening its ability to extend its reach and allow us all to live up to why we exist our vision, and our mission…
Why We Exist
We believe there is only one Earth; our passion is to protect it.
Our Vision
IHMM credentials and competency standards are embraced worldwide
Our Mission
IHMM sets standards of excellence for professional credentials to advance the global environmental, health, and safety communities of practice.
#1 – Recertification Video
#2 Recertification Video
IHMM Recertification Videos
IHMM is pleased to release two YouTube instructional videos about navigating the IHMM recertification process. These step-by-step videos easily enable IHMM certificants to start and complete a recertification application.
While the full recertification cycle is 5 years, IHMM encourages all certificants to start a recertification application and add certification maintenance points as they are earned to make the final submission quick and easy to accomplish.
Full recertification information is found here >> https://ihmm.org/credentials/#recertification
Questions about your recertification may be made to either Jimmy Nguyen [email protected] of Jelian Larbi [email protected]
The Dr. John H Frick Memorial IHMM Scholarship Program – Closed for 2023 – Deadline 10/15/2023 – Re Opens in 2024
The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management is pleased to have created $32,000 in academic scholarships, divided equally between $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student CHMMs, and $16,000 for students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education in approved schools and who are also Student ASHMs.
IHMM seeks to foster the growth and academic success of students whose courses of education, and participation in one of our Student certifications, will lead to those students becoming fully-certified IHMM credential holders later in their professional lives.
Go to > https://ihmm.org/scholarship/
A Collaborative Culture
There are 1,253 different conversations going on in the IHMM/HMS Collaboration platform this week.
A collaborative culture is important for every business but is especially important for our hazardous materials, dangerous goods, environment, health, and safety communities of practice. Do you have a problem you need to solve and want the opinions of your colleagues? This is where we come together to help each other.
IHMM credentialed professionals are at the top 1% of their professions and their reach is global. We are at the forefront of environmental protection, health, and safety and this is where collaborating with the best people in their fields, always willing to help one another, lessens the stress of our jobs, and where we strive as a team to make a difference of which we are proud.
We opened COLLABORATION to enable thousands of certificants and supporters to collaborate together.
You can collaborate here.
Access to COLLABORATION is through the same username/password you use to access your MYIHMM account. Having a problem? Contact Jimmy Nguyen at [email protected]
IHMM Organizing Broader Government Affairs Activities – Call for Volunteers
In strategic planning on August 17, 2023 IHMM created a strategic imperative to create a broader government affairs operation on behalf of, and with the assistance of, all of IHMM’s certificants.
- Federal Government – Regulatory
We need a group of people watching Federal regulatory developments to advise when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in the agencies. - Federal Government – Congress
We need a group of people watching legislation to advise us when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in Congress.
- State Governments – Regulatory
We need a group of people watching state regulatory developments to advise when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in the agencies. - State Governments – Legislatures
We need a group of people watching legislation to advise us when taking action can be helpful and raise our visibility in state legislatures.
If you want to make a difference in the recognition of your credentials and build on the successful record we have achieved thus far – we need you to volunteer. Learn more by visiting our Government Affairs Committee page, and get involved with government affairs. You can volunteer for one, two, three or all four of the segments of the committee’s work. That’s up to you!
IHMM CHMMⓇ 2022 Salary Survey
IHMM is pleased to release its 2022 salary survey for Certified Hazardous Materials ManagersⓇ [CHMMⓇ] across a broad range of position titles in the CHMMⓇ community of practice.
You may download the CHMM survey here.
IHMM CSHMⓇ 2022 Salary Survey
IHMM is pleased to release its 2022 salary survey for Certified Safety and Health Managers Ⓡ [CSHMⓇ] across a broad range of position titles in the CSHMⓇ community of practice.
You may download the CSHM survey here.
IHMM – 26 Fellows Are Mentors
IHMM Fellows Committee Chair Atanu Das, CHMM, is leading the effort within the IHMM Collaboration networking platform to engage both 26 IHMM Fellows as Mentors and anyone who seeks some assistance as Mentees.
Given the extraordinary experience Fellows have, this is a unique opportunity for IHMM Fellows to help guide more recent certificants in their professional development activities. This article from ASAE magazine outlines how a mentoring program can become more successful – engagement!
IHMM’s Collaboration platform contains a “Mentor Match” module [see below at right] that allows mentors to signup designating the hours, number of mentees, subject areas, and length of time they wish to mentor – as well as allowing mentees to signup requesting assistance in specified areas. The mentor match module does the rest by matching mentors and mentees.
IHMM Government Affairs
IHMM Proposes Changes in Government Recognition of Credentials
State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to update Chapter 851, Standards for Generators of Hazardous Waste. In the current regulation work is required by a professional engineer. IHMM is proposing to include an environmental professional as defined by 40 CFR §312.10.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a number of courses in occupational safety and health within which OSHA credits “A degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation.” IHMM will propose including the CHMM, CSHM, and CSMP.
Beltway Buzz, Ogletree Deakins
House and Senate Absent From D.C. While Shutdown Looms. The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate are out this week, and we are once again on the verge of a (partial) government shutdown. If a deal—likely a fourth continuing resolution—isn’t agreed to next week upon the U.S. Congress’s return, a portion of the federal government will shut down on March 1, 2024. Funding for remaining agencies expires a week later, on March 8. Moreover, members of the House Freedom Caucus have increased the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) by sending him a letter with a list of policy riders that they insist should be included in a spending bill (which would never be agreed to in the Senate, of course). Remember that spending for the 2024 fiscal year was all supposed to have been wrapped up at the end of September 2023.
Joint-Employer Rule to Become Effective? The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) joint employer rule had been scheduled to go into effect on Monday, February 26, 2024, but yesterday a Texas federal judge issued a two-week stay order pushing back the effective date until March 11 while he considers a lawsuit to permanently block the rule. With another lawsuit challenging the NLRB in Washington, D.C., the rule’s fate is uncertain. Meanwhile, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mike Braun (R-IN) sent a letter to NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran asking the Board to further delay the joint employer rule’s effective date:
We urge the NLRB to grant a further delay in the implementation of the Joint Employer Rule. Doing so will respect the ongoing democratic process in Congress, avoid the complications of implementing a potentially unlawful rule, avoid further confusion, and grant small businesses a reasonable opportunity to prepare for its eventual impact.
Additionally, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would rescind the rule, and the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on its CRA measure very soon.
Republican Bill Would Prohibit OT Reg. Changes. Representative Eric Burlison (R-MO) has introduced the Overtime Pay Flexibility Act. While the page counts of many congressional bills will put a strain on your printer, this bill is only one paragraph long. It simply provides that “The Secretary of Labor may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed” overtime rule. While the bill stands little chance of getting past the Senate, it represents another (largely Republican) effort to push back against the pending overtime rule, which is currently scheduled to be finalized sometime in April 2024. The Buzz expects further action—such as a repeal effort pursuant to the Congressional Review Act—once the regulation is finalized.
Strikes Up in 2023, But by How Much? On February 21, 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its data on 2023 work stoppage activity. According to the BLS, there were thirty-three major work stoppages in 2023, the most stoppages since 2000 when there were thirty-nine. The BLS defines “major work stoppages” as those involving 1,000 or more workers who are idled—whether due to strike or lockout—for at least one shift during the workweek. However, according to the recently released Labor Action Tracker Annual Report 2023, there were forty-four work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers in 2023. The Labor Action Tracker also tracks strikes and lockouts involving fewer than 1,000 workers and concludes that there were 470 work stoppages (466 strikes and four lockouts) involving approximately 539,000 workers in 2023. While the most accurate answer on 2023 strike activity might be hard to pin down, it is clear that organized labor feels emboldened due to the actions of the current administration and the NLRB.
House Forms Bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. On February 20, 2024, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced the formation of a bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) “to explore how Congress can ensure America continues to lead the world in AI innovation while considering guardrails that may be appropriate to safeguard the nation against current and emerging threats.” The task force, comprised of twelve Democrats and twelve Republicans, “will seek to produce a comprehensive report that will include guiding principles, forward-looking recommendations and bipartisan policy proposals developed in consultation with committees of jurisdiction.” Four members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will be on the task force—Democrats Suzanne Bonamici (OR) and Haley Stevens (MI), as well as Republicans Michelle Steel (CA) and Eric Burlison (MO)—so the Buzz is hopeful that workplace-related AI issues will be properly addressed.
Regulatory Updates
- Department of Labor Issues its Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
- Environmental Protection Agency Issues its Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
- Department of Transportation Issues Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda – Read more here
Professional Certification Coalition
IHMM is a member of the PCC. The PCC monitors state and federal legislative and regulatory activity affecting professional certification on an ongoing basis. The PCC has compiled several “Watchlists” identifying and analyzing provisions in pending legislation at both the state and federal level that, under applicable rules, may still be enacted in the current legislative session. Depending on the carry-over rules in the relevant legislature, the charts listing current legislation may include bills introduced in a prior year. In addition, the PCC compiles each year a chart of enacted legislation that affects certification. The charts include hyperlinks to every bill or executive order. Note that the Watchlist and the Enacted Legislation document do not include profession-specific legislation and do not include regulatory initiatives. The charts will be updated as needed based on new developments.
State legislation tracked this week…
Important Stories for IHMM Certificants
Federal Government Funding In Trouble Again
The latest Continuing Resolution [CR] was signed into law on January 19, 2024, extending fiscal year [FY] 2024 funding into March. Funding for 4 of the appropriations bills will expire on March 1, 2024, with the remaining 8 appropriations bills expiring March 8, 2024.
The House returns from recess next week with three days to avoid a partial government shutdown and a faction of hardline conservative lawmakers insisting that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) defend GOP-backed policy riders as part of any spending agreement.
While lawmakers in both chambers say they’re making good progress on FY24 spending bills, the consensus among negotiators is that another short-term continuing resolution will likely be needed to avoid a partial government shutdown on March 1 and March 8. Johnson has opposed passing any more short-term CRs to fund the government.
Earlier this week, Freedom Caucus members called on Johnson to defend the House GOP policy riders – which include red-meat provisions on everything from abortion and guns to government DEI programs and student loan relief. Congressional Democrats have said that there’s no way they will support these policy riders in any spending bills, and indeed, Johnson has had to rely on Democratic votes to pass previous short-term CRs.
“We Democrats are doing everything we can to avoid a shutdown,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told Punchbowl News. “I am hopeful that, on the Republican side, cooler heads prevail, and that they can come to the conclusion that a shutdown is bad for America. Because it’s certainly bad for them.”
Public Comment Period on Draft Guidance for Future CSO Permitting
On February 20, 2024, EPA announced in the Federal Register that it is seeking public comment on the Draft Guidance for Future National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Combined Sewer Systems. This draft guidance highlights the available paths forward for permitting communities with combined sewer overflows (CSOs) at the next stage in their programs. It summarizes options under the Clean Water Act that are articulated in the original 1994 CSO Control Policy as well as the option to use EPA’s 2012 Integrated Planning Framework to look holistically at future investments.
Comments on the draft guidance can be submitted at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID: EPA–HQ–OW–2023–0475. The comment period ends on March 21, 2024.
For any questions related to this announcement, please contact [email protected].
EPA – Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases From Solid Waste Management Units
This proposed rule would amend the definition of hazardous waste applicable to corrective action to address releases from solid waste management units at RCRA-permitted treatment, storage, and disposal facilities and make related conforming amendments, thereby providing clear regulatory authority to fully implement the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) statutory requirement that permitted facilities conduct corrective action to address releases not only of substances listed or identified as hazardous waste in the regulations but of any substance that meets the statutory definition of hazardous waste. The proposed rule would also provide notice of EPA’s interpretation that the statutory definition of hazardous waste applies to corrective action for releases from solid waste management units at permitted and interim status facilities.
DATES:
Comments must be received on or before March 11, 2024.
Read the rule here
Did you know you can register for a free webinar on OSHA’s injury reporting requirements?
OSHA is hosting a two-part webinar on the employer requirement to electronically submit workplace injury and illness data using the Injury Tracking Application. You can register for the free event here and Spanish and Portuguese translation will be available for both.
February 28, 9-10:15 a.m. EST: This presentation will be an overview of OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements and address common mistakes made by employers, incentive and disincentive programs, and tips on how an employer can effectively audit their recordkeeping program.
IHMM CHMM, CHMP, CSHM, and CSMP certificants may receive up to 2 certification maintenance points [CMPs] for attending these webinars.
Inside EPA Updates
GOP States Slated To Renew WOTUS Challenge; ELI Weighs EPA’s PM Rule
Republican states are slated to file summary judgment motions in their suit seeking to vacate the Biden administration’s revised definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) will hold a webinar featuring expert panelists to discuss EPA’s final rule tightening the federal air limit for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). And the Federalist Society will consider the fate of EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan after Supreme Court arguments last week.
Texas Fights To Scrap EPA Policy On Clean Air Act ‘Contingency’ Measures
Texas is challenging EPA’s policy barring states from relying on pre-existing pollution controls as “contingency measures” (CMs) required if states miss deadlines to attain federal air standards, in a fight over EPA’s disapproval of measures for Dallas and Houston that has regional implications and could deepen an existing circuit split on the issue.
EPA Agrees To Stay Industry TSCA Suit Over PCB Rule For Settlement Talks
EPA is entering settlement negotiations in a power-industry group’s suit over the 2023 TSCA rule that rewrote many requirements for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) cleanup and disposal, with the two sides already agreeing to an indefinite stay of the case to facilitate those talks.
Judges Grill Industry Attorneys On Ethylene Oxide Risks In Air Rule Suit
Federal appellate judges used Feb. 16 oral argument on EPA’s air toxics rule for chemical manufacturers to press attorneys for the challengers on claims that a landmark risk analysis for the solvent ethylene oxide (EtO) is fatally flawed and cannot be the basis for agency action, signaling that their decision could probe scientific issues key to the review.
EPA Finalizes RCRA Climate Guide Seen ‘Underscoring’ Industry Practice
EPA has quietly issued a final guide adding climate change considerations to its procedures for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) “corrective action” permit decisions, a move one former agency waste official says will largely “underscore” practices already in place among industry. See >> https://www.epa.gov/hw/learn-about-corrective-action
–Inside EPA
Creating the Water Workforce of the Future: Webinar Series
Veterans in the Water Workforce
February 29, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Register Here
As part of EPA’s commitment to helping build a diverse and sustainable water workforce, today’s veterans can provide a very important set of skills as well as benefit from a range of programs designed to help them build a meaningful career in water. Please join us on February 29th to hear from organizations that are reaching out to and training these veterans so they can play a key role in protecting our nation’s critical water infrastructure.
This webinar is part of an ongoing webinar series hosted by EPA, in partnership with leading water sector organizations around the country. More information on this webinar series can be found at
https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-water-infrastructure/water-sector-workforce-webinars
For any questions related to this announcement, please contact [email protected]
EPA – Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a regulation to implement the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) as specified in the Methane Emissions Reduction Program of the Inflation Reduction Act. This program requires the EPA to impose and collect an annual charge on methane emissions that exceed specified waste emissions thresholds from an owner or operator of an applicable facility that reports more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases emitted per year pursuant to the petroleum and natural gas systems source category requirements of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. The proposal would implement calculation procedures, flexibilities, and exemptions related to the waste emissions charge and proposes to establish confidentiality determinations for data elements included in waste emissions charge filings.
DATES:
Comments. Comments must be received on or before March 11, 2024. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), comments on the information collection provisions are best assured of consideration if the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) receives a copy of your comments on or before February 26, 2024.
EPA – Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustors Voluntary Remand Response and 5-Year Review
The EPA is proposing amendments to the new source performance standards (NSPS) and emission guidelines (EG) for large municipal waste combustion (MWC) units. These proposed amendments reflect the results from a reevaluation of the maximum achievable control technology (MACT) floor levels, a 5-year review, and the removal of startup, shutdown and malfunction exclusions and exceptions. These proposed amendments also streamline regulatory language, revise recordkeeping and electronic notification and reporting requirements, re-establish new and existing source applicability dates, clarify requirements for certain air curtain incinerators, close a 2007 proposed reconsideration action, correct certain typographical errors, make certain technical corrections, and clarify certain provisions in the NSPS and EG. These proposed amendments would revise all emission limits in the EG, except for carbon monoxide (CO) limits for two subcategories of combustors, and all nine emission limits in the NSPS. The EPA is reevaluating the MACT floors in response to the EPA’s voluntary remand of the large MWC rules following a petitioner’s request that the EPA review the MACT floors for large MWC units in consideration of a D.C. Circuit Court decision on MACT floor issues. The 5-year review is required by the Clean Air Act (CAA). The proposed amendments would result in an estimated 14,000 tons per year reduction in regulated pollutants.
DATES:
Comments must be received on or before March 25, 2024. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), comments on the information collection provisions are best assured of consideration if the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) receives a copy of your comments on or before February 22, 2024.
Public hearing: If anyone contacts us requesting a public hearing on or before January 29, 2024, we will hold a virtual public hearing. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for information on requesting and registering for a public hearing.
Preparation and Response Strategies: Lessons Learned From a Mass Shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, TN Webinar
Join the Institute for Intergovernmental Research’s (IIR) Knowledge College session on “Preparation and Response Strategies: Lessons Learned From a Mass Shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee” on 2/29, from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM ET. Captain Steven Bowers, the former commanding officer of MNPD’s School Safety Division, will provide insights into the 2023 mass shooting incident, sharing valuable lessons on prevention, response, and recovery strategies.
Limited to sworn law enforcement personnel, this session aims to help participants identify specific opportunities for preventing and responding to school violence, enhance local critical response planning, and build collaboration for improved emergency preparedness.
Register Now
Expert Video: School Threat Assessment in Florida
In this video, Dr. Jenn Maeng presents findings from a new technical report on threat assessment. The report examines Florida threat assessment case data from the 2021-2022 school year, highlighting outcomes for over 22,000 cases.
- 2/29 – Preparation and Response Strategies: Lessons Learned From a Mass Shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, TN Webinar
Hosted by the Institute for Intergovernmental Research - 3/8 – Enhancing School Safety Using Behavioral Threat Assessment Webinar
Hosted by The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments - 4/4 – Preventing Mass Attacks in Our Communities Webinar Hosted by the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center
School Threat Assessment Toolkit
The School Threat Assessment Toolkit, releasing 3/6, offers schools guidance on employing behavioral threat assessment (TA) and management to prevent violence. Developed with input from various experts and organizations, it provides training, implementation, and assessment tools for school TA teams while safeguarding student rights. Learn more here.
EPA Issues Final SNUR to Prevent Inactive PFAS from Reentering Commerce
On January 11, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final significant new use rule (SNUR) to prevent companies from starting or resuming the manufacture (including import) or processing of 329 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are designated as inactive on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory. 89 Fed. Reg. 1822. The final rule notes that persons subject to the final SNUR are required to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing any manufacture (including import) or processing of the chemical substance for a significant new use. Once EPA receives a significant new use notification (SNUN), EPA must review and make an affirmative determination on the SNUN and take such action as is required by any such determination before the manufacture (including import) or processing for the significant new use can commence. EPA states that such a review “will assess whether the new use may present unreasonable risk to health or the environment and ensure that EPA takes appropriate action as required to protect health or the environment.” The SNUR will take effect March 11, 2024. For more information, please read the full memorandum.
Senators Question EPA’s Implementation of TSCA
When President Joseph Biden relaunched his Cancer Moonshot, he reignited “a national effort to end cancer as we know it.” The Cancer Moonshot spans more than 15 federal agencies, offices, and departments, and part of it is focused on understanding and preventing toxic and environmental exposures. Here, EPA plays a starring role, using the authority granted to it under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended in 2016 by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, to, among other things, protect workers by regulating the testing, reporting, recordkeeping, and restrictions of chemical substances and mixtures.
Shaping Tomorrow Conference – see who is speaking
Call for evidence on substances in articles
Screening report published for Bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether
Committees’ opinion on restricting creosote
Assessment of regulatory needs report published
Consultations on harmonised classification and labelling
European Commission decisions on active substances and Union authorisations
Member State Committee meeting minutes published
Call for tenders: scientific and technical support for hazard assessment and identification
Preliminary market consultation: support for managing risks of chemicals
Reminder: Get familiar with ECHA’s guidance for risk assessment of bees
IHMM Credential Recognition
The highest priority of IHMM’s Government Affairs Committee is the recognition of IHMM’s credentials by government. We have made substantial progress in the two years we have undertaken this endeavor, as outlined in detail here > https://ihmm.org/credential-recognition/
In this project we have 45-in-5, increasing the number of states that recognize IHMM credentials.
- We have already succeeded in 13 states – New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, Arkansas, Oklahoma. Ohio, North Dakota, and Georgia. [Red states in the map above]. These are states where IHMM credentials are cited or 40 CFR 312.10 is cited by reference.
- We have partially succeeded in another 16 states – Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Florida, Delaware, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. [Orange/Black Stripe states in the map above] These are states where the requirements of an “environmental professional” or QEP are cited that coincide with an IHMM credential so that relatively little work would need to be done to clarify the desired outcome.
- We have 21 states where no reference to an IHMM credential is made in either statute or regulation, nor is there anything defined in the area of an environmental professional. These states will require legislation or regulatory work. [Yellow states in the map above].
in January 2022 Gene Guilford released the 40 CFR § 312.10 EPA regulation that states a private certification that meets or exceeds the requirements of the regulation is an Environmental Professional under the regulation. Here is the crosswalk between the 40 CFR § 312.10 EPA regulation and the Certified Hazardous Materials Manager [CHMM] blueprint. The CHMM meets or exceeds the requirements of an Environmental Professional.
Here’s what we ask each volunteer to do:
- Watch legislative and regulatory developments in your state that provide an opportunity for us to create amendments or other interventions
- Be willing to speak with regulators and legislators in your area about the recognition efforts we craft together
Retiring? IHMM Invites You to Become an Emeritus
You may have decided, after a long and successful career, to retire from active daily duty. Congratulations. That doesn’t mean you have to completely disengage from your profession. IHMM is pleased to offer Emeritus status to all certificants who will no longer be actively engaged in their communities of practice but who still want to stay in touch. Please let us know when you’re approaching that decision and we will assist you in the credential transition.
Please contact Jimmy Nguyen at [email protected] and he’ll be happy to help you.
News from IHMM Affiliates
National Safety Council
IHMM is a member of the National Safety Council and is pleased to bring this important information to all of our certificants.
NSC News
Experts offer tips to help shift workers get better sleep
Audit email is a scam, FMCSA warns motor carriers
Demographic trend could trigger rise in same-level falls: study
Lawmakers call for action on pilot, air traffic controller mental health
New video spotlights robotics safety in the workplace
Gender-based violence in construction: DOL to host webinar
NSC Webinars
Feb 29 – Leading and Lagging Indicators: Keys to Success
Mar 7 – Mitigating Gas Risks Through Safety, Education & Training
Mar 14 – Forklift Operator Training: Prevent violations and injuries by knowing OSHA’s training requirements
Mar 21 – Visual AI: How Collision Avoidance Taps New Tech to Boost Safety
Mar 28 – How to Error-Proof Your Permit-to-Work Program
Apr 4 – Maximize Efficiency, Minimize Costs: The Power of Digital Orientation Programs
American Society of Safety Professionals
IHMM is a member of the American Society of Safety Professionals and is pleased to bring this important information to all of our certificants.
ASSP News
Mar 3-Mar 31 – ONLINE COURSE: Enterprise Risk Management for Safety Professionals
Mar 27 – How EHS Mobile Technology Can Elevate Safety & Boost Productivity
Mar 29 – Stand-Up for Standards: ANSI/ASSP Safety Management Systems
Apr 17 – April 2024 Leadership Conference Webinar
Apr 25-May 23 – ONLINE COURSE: Risk Assessment and Management for Safety Professionals
Apr 25-May 23 – ONLINE COURSE: Prevention through Design
ASSP Standards News
- Approval of ISO 45004 FDIS [measurement] – December 2023 – Closed on January 10th and the results were sent to the TAG membership
- Approval of ISO 45001 Interpretation of Dec 2023
- The ISO 45006 ballot [pandemics] is currently out to adopt the document as an ANSI Registered Technical Report. The ballot for ISO 45006 will end on February 23rd
- Approval of NWIP [New Work Item Proposal] For Proposed ISO 45008 [remote workers]
The U.S. TAG to ANSI for ISO TC283 approved ISO 45002 and ISO 45006 as ANSI registered technical reports.
- ISO/ASSP TR 45002-2023: Occupational health and safety management systems – General guidelines for the implementation of ISO 45001:2018
- ISO/ASSP TR 45006-2023: Occupational health and safety management – Guidelines for organizations on preventing and managing infectious diseases
At this point, the adoption process is complete. We will conclude limited public review and then move forward with publication of ISO 45002 and ISO 45006 as an ANSI Registered Technical Report[s].
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SOCIETY
IHMM and HMS
The graphic to the left illustrates the relationship between IHMM and HMS. IHMM formed HMS to serve IHMM’s certificants. IHMM offers a variety of professional credentials and HMS creates education and training programs to serve the applicants and certificants of those credentials.
2024 PHMSA HMIT Grant 24 Hour DOT HAZMAT Training Schedule
These courses are 24 hours in length, are approved for 24 IHMM CMPs, and are FREE to attend. Available only as in-person training.
For Registration contact Mr. Raymond Davis, CHMM, IHMM Fellow, NPETE US DOT PHMSA HMIT Grant Project Coordinator/Instructor at [email protected]
Lion Tech, HMS Training Partner, Adds Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification [DOT] Training
This week Lion Tech has added its Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification [DOT] Training to the HMS Daily Training schedule. This two-day workshop provides comprehensive training to offer hazardous materials for transportation in compliance with the US DOT/PHMSA Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The two-day workshop is approved for 12.50 CM Points toward IHMM re-certification.
| Daily | Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification (DOT) Training | Online |
| Feb 29 – Mar 1, 2024 | Hazmat Ground Shipper Certification (DOT) Training | Dallas, TX |
| Mar 18 – Mar 21, 2024 | Houston, TX |
CHEMTREC, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
This week CHEMTREC has added its HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training to the HMS Daily Training schedule. This HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training is designed for individuals who need to refresh their existing 24-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER certification. This course meets the requirements outlined in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for 8 (eight) hours of annual refresher training for workers involved in the transport, storage, or handling of hazardous materials or hazardous waste.
See the CHEMTREC HAZWOPER 8-hour Refresher Training here!
CHEMTREC, an HMS training partner, has had 7 courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs as reviewed and approved by the HMS Education and Training Committee. Thank you CHEMTREC, and thank to HMS’ Education and Training Committee.
| Daily | Ground Transportation for Carriers | Online |
| Daily | OSHA Hazard Communications Standard | Online |
| Daily | Shipping Lithium Batteries and Cells Training | Online |
| Daily | Hazmat General, Safety and Security Awareness Online Training Course | Online |
| Daily | IATA Dangerous Goods Online Training for Operations | Online |
| Daily | 49 CFR Training | Online |
| Daily | IATA Dangerous Goods Online Training for Operations Personnel | Online |
AIHA, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
American Industrial Hygiene Association [AIHA] an HMS training partner, has added its first of many courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs in support of IHMM certificants holding the CHMM, CHMP, CSHM, and CSMP credentials. Thank you, AIHA.
Bowen EHS, HMS Training Partner, Adds Courses for IHMM Certificants
Bowen EHS, an HMS training partner, has had 4 courses approved in advance for earning IHMM recertification certification maintenance points. We are pleased to promote these programs as reviewed and approved by the HMS Education and Training Committee, chaired by Diana Lundelius. Thank you Bowen EHS and thank to HMS’ Education and Training Committee.
Thank you Bowen EHS for contributing programs enabling IHMM certificants to engage in professional development and earn important CMPs! All three of the new Bowen EHS programs are available online and on demand.
| Daily | EPCRA Tier II Reporting | Online |
| Daily | CHMM Online Review | Online |
| Daily | Emergency Management Self-Paced PDC | Online |
| Daily | Acute Toluene Exposure Webinar | Online |
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Thank you Bowen EHS for contributing programs enabling IHMM certificants to engage in professional development and earn important CMPs! All three of the new Bowen EHS programs are available online and on demand.
Easily Find Courses to Help You Pass IHMM Credential Exams
A core mission of HMS is education and training. Part of that mission includes assembling the best and most effective courses to assist IHMM applicants in passing their IHMM credential exams.
CDGP® Prep Course
CE-1112: CDGP® Exam Prep – Columbia Southern University – Available On Demand
CHMM® Prep Courses
- Daily – CHMM® Online Review – Bowen
- Daily – CHMM® Prep Course – Institute of Safety & Systems Management
- Daily –Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (CHMM®) Exam Prep – SPAN Exam Prep, Division of ClickSafety
CSHM™ Prep Courses
CSMP™ Prep Courses
IHMM and HMS Tie Exam Preparation Together for Applicants
Every IHMM certification that requires an examination has a section of its website entitled Examination Preparation.
Connected to the Examination Preparation panel is a companion panel that is Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam.
You see the Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam panel from the CHMM site at left.
When you click on the Find a Course to Prepare for the Exam panel it takes the applicant directly to the HMS site where all CHMM prep courses may be found and chosen.
For the 399 CHMM applicants IHMM had on January 9, 2024, all 399 applicants looking for CHMM prep courses could see and choose their favored CHMM exam prep course. If your course is not on the HMS platform, none of the 399 CHMM applicants could find you.
If you want your CHMM prep course on the HMS platform so it can be found by IHMM CHMM applicants, contact Gene Guilford at [email protected]
HMS Makes Finding Courses to Earn CMPs Easy
Every year more than 1,600 IHMM certificants have to recertify their credentials, evidenced their continuing commitment to improvement and learning to elevate their professional credential.
Earning Certification Maintenance Points [CMPs] is illustrated under Recertification of Your Credential, that includes the Recertification Claims Manual – Appendix A, that details all of the ways a certificant may earn CMPs > https://ihmm.org/recertification-claims/
Having mastered that manual, how does an IHMM certificant find courses to earn CMPs?
HMS has made that simple and easy.
- Go to https://hazmatsociety.org/education-training/
- Scroll down until you see a row of buttons…click on the CMPs button
The system will then generate all of the courses on the HMS E&T platform with IHMM CMPs already attached.
The next developments by the HMS E&T committee will refine available courses’ CMPs by individual credential!
HMS Certified Dangerous Goods Professional [CDGP] Exam Prep
The Columbia Southern University/HMS CDGP prep course is found here on the Hazardous Materials Society [HMS] education and training website > https://hazmatsociety.org/training/ce-1112-cdgp-exam-prep/2022-02-02/
The CSU CDGP exam prep course is delivered entirely online and may be initiated by any CDGP applicant at any time. The CDGP applicant has up to 10 weeks to complete the prep course, though an extension of the 10 weeks may be requested from CSU directly. The CSU CDGP exam prep course contains 8 modules covering the 4 principle texts involved in the CDGP exam, as follows:
- UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, and
- International Civil Aviation Organization’s Technical Instructions (ICAO TI), and
- International Air Transport Association’s Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR), and the
- International Maritime Organization’s Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code).
More information on the IHMM Certified Dangerous Goods Professional [CDGP] credential may be found here > https://ihmm.org/cdgp/
Donate to HMS
One of the most important projects of the Hazardous Materials Society is our Scholarship Program.
HMS wants to make it as easy as possible for those who cannot always afford to participate in pursuing certification, or keeping up with professional development, or attending great conferences and receiving outstanding training. HMS does not solicit contributions from the general public. HMS does ask IHMM’s certificants and their companies and our education and training vendors to consider a contribution.
Here, through your generosity, you can make a difference in promoting the ability of those who can afford it least to become participants in our communities of practice.
It’s never too late to make a difference, so don’t let this opportunity to make a difference pass you by. Please consider a tax-deductible donation of $250, $500 or what you can to help build HMS’s effort to help others in our communities of practice.
Member Benefits of Hazardous Materials Society
99% of IHMM certificants are aware of the Hazardous Materials Society, which we appreciate. IHMM established the Hazardous Materials Society in order to support and provide services to IHMM certificants.
Did You Know?
Your company’s membership dues for Associate Membership in the Hazardous Materials Society (HMS) are 100% tax-deductible and your participation directly supports scholarship and education/training opportunities for professionals working in hazmat and EHS. Joining as an Associate Member expresses your commitment and your company’s leadership in giving back to our professional community. Join today to claim your tax deduction for the 2020 tax year while expressing your company’s professional affiliation and accessing tools for your marketing and business development plans.
As an IHMM certificant, you pay no dues to take advantage of IHMM’s Foundation at HMS. We do appreciate IHMM’s certificants encouraging their companies to contribute.
To learn more about what HMS is doing now and what they are planning for the future, please see the new Member Benefits page here.
Columbia Southern University
The Hazardous Materials Society [HMS] is a partner of Columbia Southern University. Columbia Southern University is an online university based in Orange Beach, Alabama, that strives to change and improve lives through higher education by enabling students to maximize their professional and personal potential.
A subsidiary of Columbia Southern Education Group, CSU offers online degree programs at the associate, bachelor, master, doctorate or certificate levels in a multitude of areas such as occupational safety and health, fire administration, criminal justice, business administration, human resource management, health care administration and more. CSU also features undergraduate and graduate certificate programs to provide focused training in specialized areas for adult learners.
Click on the CSU graphic at left and learn more about the professional development and degree program opportunities at CSU.
IHMM CONFERENCES For 2024
IHMM will attend and support a number of conferences and trade shows throughout 2024, virtually as well as in-person as resources allow. In 2023 IHMM participated in the Bay Area ASSP conference, Ohio Safety conference, COSTHA Annual Meeting, AIHA Conference & Trade Show, ASSP Annual Conference, CUHMMC, AHMP, National Safety Conference and FET
Are there conferences you believe IHMM should attend that are not named here? If so, let us know by sending an email to [email protected]
ASSP 2024 Bay Area Safety Symposium
February 29, 2024 – 8 am to 5 pm
The San Ramon Marriott located at 2600 Bishop Dr in San Ramon, California. Thank you to Bart Miller for making these arrangements for IHMM and staffing the booth!
IHMM has a companion organization for which education and training programs are presented and delivered. The Hazardous Materials Society is IHMM’s Professional Association and HMS’ education and training website can be found here. These events are produced independently of IHMM, and their providers have no access to IHMM certification examinations or program information other than that which is publicly available.
IHMM AFFILIATIONS
9210 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 470
Rockville, Maryland, 20850
www.ihmm.org | [email protected]
Phone: 301-984-8969 | Fax: 301-984-1516